What color is #154F4C?

#154F4C is a very dark, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Dark Teal. It belongs to the teal family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #154F4C?

The RGB value is 21, 79, 76: 21 red, 79 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #154F4C?

The complementary color is #4F1518, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #154F4C?

White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.25:1 and white text 9.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#154F4C color

#154F4C rgb(21, 79, 76)

Shades of teal

The hex color #154F4C is a very dark, moderate cyan.

In the RGB color model it is made of 8.2% red, 31% green and 29.8% blue (21, 79, 76).

Its hue angle is 177°, with 58% saturation and 20% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 73% cyan, 0% magenta, 4% yellow and 69% black.

The closest named color is Dark Teal (#014D4E), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

White text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 9.31:1).

#154F4C color codes

HEX	`#154F4C`
RGB	`rgb(21, 79, 76)`
RGB percent	`rgb(8.2%, 31%, 29.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(177, 58%, 20%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(177, 73%, 31%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(73%, 0%, 4%, 69%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(30.09, -19.01, -3.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(30.09, 19.36, 190.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(4.409, 6.273, 7.814)`
Decimal	`1396556`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #154F4C, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #154F4C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	9.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

#154F4C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	9.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.25:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #154F4C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #154f4c; }
.text { color: #154f4c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #154f4c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(21 79 76 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #154f4c, #15354f); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #154F4C?: #154F4C is a very dark, moderate cyan, closest to the named color Dark Teal. It belongs to the teal family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #154F4C?: The RGB value is 21, 79, 76: 21 red, 79 green and 76 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #154F4C?: The complementary color is #4F1518, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #154F4C?: White text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 2.25:1 and white text 9.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.